Accessibility and Inclusion - APS 23

There are five key terms within the UDL Gears: Instructional leaders include teachers, education administrators, facilitators, product designers and developers, professors, instructors within any field, and any person who plans and provides instruction. A learner is anyone who is engaged in the learning process, regardless of age. A barrier can be any action, physical object, resource, lack of object, lack of resource or imposed belief that prevents someone from learning. The learning environment includes the physical space, the resources used in the space, and the emotional relationships within the space. The term "expert learners" is used to describe a set of broad skills and traits learners gain when experiencing UDL-aligned lessons and environments. Learners become more purposeful, motivated, resourceful, knowledgeable, strategic and goal-directed. For more information about how the gears of UDL work, contact Loui Lord Nelson at https://theudlapproach.com You can also visit The UDL Tapestry at theudlapproach.com/tapestry to see how the multiple aspects of UDL weave together.